UKâ€™s largest divorce payout awarded to American wife of London financier

The American wife of a London financier has been awarded more than £337m in what legal experts say is the biggest divorce settlement seen in a British court.

Sir Chris Hohn’s claim that his estranged wife, Jamie Cooper-Hohn, only deserved a quarter of their fortune was dismissed by the judge in a private hearing on Thursday , in a ruling that will strengthen the UK’s reputation as the world’s divorce capital.